INEOS and Recuro to build chemical recycling facility in Norway
INEOS and Norwegian recycler Recuro signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an advanced recycling facility at INEOS’ Bamble site in Norway.
INEOS and Recuro will develop an advanced recycling facility at INEOS’ Bamble site in Norway.
Powered entirely by renewable Norwegian energy, the plant will be designed to operate with minimal emissions and utilize advanced pyrolysis technology, which maximizes the recovery of embedded carbon from plastic waste by retaining both the oil and gas fractions produced during recycling for further use
Once commissioned, it will process up to 33,000 metric tons of end-of-life plastic waste annually, supporting the availability of recycled feedstocks needed to meet the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) requirements.
INEOS will use the recycled product as feedstock to produce recycled ethylene at its Rafnes cracker, enabling the nearby Bamble plant to manufacture virgin-quality recycled polyethylene that meets the EU’s stringent regulatory requirements for high-performance applications such as food and medical packaging, this will lead to higher overall recycling rates.
“By reusing an existing industrial site, optimising infrastructure, and locating the plant next to a steam cracker facility, we can recover and reuse both oil and gas streams. This is circularity in its truest form,” said Arve Jakobsen, CEO of Recuro.
The initiative, named “Full Circle”, is designed to combine environmental responsibility with economic viability by recycling waste using existing industrial infrastructure, land and services, an approach that reduces both the associated costs and overall environmental footprint.
